Cyberian hip hop
| Cyberian hip hop | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hip hop, Indie hip hop, Underground hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Experimental hip hop, Video game music, Electronic music, Computer music, Game Boy music, Chiptune |
| Cultural origins | Early 2000s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Drum machine, synthesizer, music sequencer, turntables, rapping, vocals, sampler, digital audio workstation, sound chip, music tracker, audio programming language, personal computer |
| Subgenres | |
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| Fusion genres | |
| Geeksta rap | |
| Other topics | |
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Cyberian hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists who's authentic creative backgrounds originate from an online or virtual community (like a forum, imageboard, chat room, blog, gaming, MMOW, social networking service, file hosting service, image hosting service and video hosting service community) formed within the 'global village' of electronic communication; also called cyberspace. The word “cyberian” simply describes a person who is highly interested in computers and the internet. An enthusiast.[1]
Nerdcore hip hop (also known as nerd rap, otaku rap, hacker rap or gamer rap) is the oldest cyberian hip hop subgenre, originating in the early 2000s. Since 2010, the genre has gained notable mainstream success, with artists such as Jace Hall, Dan Bull, Josip On Deck, Dunkey, Sky Williams, MC Frontalot and YTCracker garnering the most media attention.
History[edit]
The Early Years (2000-2005)[edit]
The earliest known recorded use of the term "nerdcore hip hop" was in 2000 by MC Frontalot, after he released the song "Nerdcore Hiphop", bringing Nerdcore hip hop into existence. His song became an immediate hit in various online communities, making nerdcore hip hop the first Nerdcore hip hop subgenre. In 2002, the popular webcomic Penny Arcade recognized MC Frontalot's music, naming him their “Official MC of Penny Arcade” aswell as directing their growing fanbase to his website.[2] Further popularizing MC Frontalot and the nerdcore hip hop genre. In appreciation, MC Frontalot created the Penny Arcade Theme song a few months later, which is now known for appearing in the dance video game In the Groove. In 2004, the popular web comic Penny Arcade held its first convention, called the Penny Arcade Expo, in Bellevue, Washington. Though the expo was primarily devoted to video and table top gaming, various nerdcore hip hop acts also performed including MC Frontalot and Optimus Rhyme.
Notable artists[edit]
| Artist | Active since | Studio albums | Mixtapes and EPs | Genre | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC Frontalot | 1999 | 7 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Level Up |
| MC Chris | 2001 | 9 | 5 | Nerdcore hip hop | MC Chris LLC |
| YTCracker | 1997 | 10 | 6 | Nerdcore hip hop | Nerdy South Records |
| Yung Lean | 2011 | 1 | 2 | Meme rap | Sad Boys Entertainment |
| Lil B | 2004 | 10 | 49 | Meme rap | BasedWorld Records |
| Professor Elemental | 2005 | 5 | 0 | Chap hop | Tea Sea Records |
| Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer | 2007 | 4 | 0 | Chap hop | Grot Music |
| Dan Bull | 2006 | 5 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Mega Ran | 2006 | 8 | 7 | Nerdcore hip hop | Brick Records |
| Kitty | 2011 | 0 | 7 | Tumblr-Wave | Unsigned |
| Viper | 1997 | 347+[3] | 0 | Meme rap | Rhyme Tyme Records |
| Schäffer the Darklord | 2001 | 5 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | DB Productions |
| Beefy | 2004 | 4 | 7 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Josip On Deck | 2012 | 9 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Jace Hall | 2010 | 1 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | One Recordings LP |
| Riff Raff | 2001 | 7 | 12 | Meme rap | Mad Decent |
| Ultraklystron | 2000 | 9 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| ZeaLouS1 | 2001 | 5 | 8 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Kabuto The Python | 2007 | 5 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Dr. Awkward | 2009 | 5 | 5 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Dale Chase | 2009 | 3 | 2 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| MC Lars | 1999 | 9 | 8 | Nerdcore hip hop | Horris Records |
| MC Wreckshin | 2004 | 2 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| 1-UP | 2012 | 11 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Adam WarRock | 2010 | 17 | 14 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Jesse Dangerously | 1996 | 6 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Backburner Recordings |
| Benjamin Bear | 2004 | 13 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Cultural Magnetics |
| King Pheenix | 2003 | 4 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Nursehella | 2005 | 1 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| MadHatter | 2001 | 4 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Young Stroke | 2004 | 8 | 0 | Meme rap | Platinumb Wreckordz |
| StarF | 2006 | 4 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Antisoc | 2006 | 4 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Maja | 2007 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Sammus | 2009 | 3 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | NuBlack Music Group |
| Kordlyss | 2012 | 4 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Untested Methods | 2009 | 6 | 2 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| 2 Mello | 1999 | 5 | 2 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Eddie Rath | 2007 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Alpha Riff | 2012 | 3 | 7 | Nerdcore hip hop | Alpha to Omega Mission |
| Attack Slug | 2007 | 3 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Mechanica Music |
| Doug Funnie | 2011 | 2 | 5 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| The Ranger | 2006 | 3 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Nerdy Rotten Scoundrels |
| Mister Wilson | 2012 | 1 | 7 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Shammers | 2009 | 1 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Dunkey | 2014 | 1 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| ECOMOG | 2000 | 8 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Deafinition | 2009 | 2 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| DiGi Valentine | 2004 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Sulfur | 2012 | 5 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Joey Zadjino | 2013 | 4 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Mayor Wertz | 2008 | 2 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Billy the Fridge | 2009 | 2 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Milk Plus | 2009 | 1 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Fatty | 2009 | 0 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Maros | 2012 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| MC Ohm-I | 2010 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Press B | 2013 | 0 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
Notable groups[edit]
| Group | Active since | Studio albums | Mixtapes and EPs | Genre | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus Rhyme | 2000 | 3 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Narcofunk Records |
| 2d6 | 2010 | 4 | 5 | Nerdcore hip hop | Royal 6 Records |
| 8-Bit Boys | 2008 | 1 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Dual Core | 2007 | 5 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew | 2006 | 5 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Nonexistent Recordings |
| Krondor Krew | 2002 | 2 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | EMPulse Records |
| Magitek | 2000 | 6 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Another Sphere |
| Spamtec | 2004 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Nerdy South Records |
| Soup Or Villainz | 2009 | 8 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| The Grammar Club | 2000 | 3 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| Torrentz | 2009 | 3 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Emergency Pizza Party | 2005 | 3 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Former Fat Boys | 2001 | 4 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | RaCheer Records |
| RPG-Unit | 2014 | 0 | 1 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| The Killaz | 2000 | 4 | 2 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Sinister Six | 2004 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| My Parents' Favorite Music | 2000 | 3 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
| B-Type | 2009 | 9 | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop | Giggling Robot Records |
| HDninja | 2010 | 1 | 4 | Nerdcore hip hop | Scrub Club Records |
| Zone Runners | 2012 | 2 | 0 | Nerdcore hip hop | Unsigned |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Cyberian". Dictionary.com.
- ↑ "PSO Revisited". Penny Arcade March 18, 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "This Rapper Has Released 347 Albums in 2014… So Far". Vocativ December 31, 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links[edit]
- Charlie Tiene, "Yung Lean's New Album Should Be The End Of Meme Rap", OogeeWoogee, October 8, 2014.
- Luke O'Neil, "Kitty Pryde is Our New Favorite Tumblr-Wave Rapper", Vice, May 7, 2012.
- Harry Wallop, "Chap hop – the rap music that’s very old-school", The Telegraph, March 25, 2014.
- Frances Robinson, "In 'Chap-Hop,' Gentlemen Rappers Bust Rhymes About Tea, Cricket", The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2011.
- Christian Skotte, "Nerdcore: Hip-Hop for SciFri Fans", Science Friday, February 27, 2013.
- Cassandra Khaw, "Nerdcore mixes geek culture with hip-hop", TechHive, May 4, 2013.
- Jamillah Knowles & Chris Vallance, "Nerdcore: hip-hop for rhyming geeks", BBC News, September 22, 2010.
- Marcus O'Dair, "This is nerdcore: welcome to the nerdy face of hip-hop", The Guardian, May 29, 2008.
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